planning a project planning for success landscape
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So you’ve picked your project, now it’s time to make sure you know what you’re trying to achieve and how you’re going to do it.
1. At your school council meeting, ask everyone to imagine the project is finished and everything went perfectly. Ask them to describe what that success looks like and who it has affected. Make a list of all of these groups of people.
2. Split the group into pairs, giving each pair a group of people to consider. Ask them to fill out Worksheet 1.
3. When everyone has finished, get them all to report back to the group and work out what changes you really want your project to make (your aims). Write these in the bullseye of Worksheet 2a.
4. All together, work out what 6 ‘big things you need to happen’ to achive your aims. Write one at the tip of each segment of the target on Worksheet 2b.
5. Split the group into 6 teams and give each team one segment of the target. Ask each group to fill out their segment with all of the things they need to do (your actions) to make sure their ‘big thing’ happens. The more specific you are the better.
6. Put the whole target together and get everyone to talk through the bit they are in charge of.
7. Put your target up where the whole school can see it.
AIMS & ACTIONS
Aims are the things you want to change, they might start:
• We will have more...
• We will have less....
• People will feel more...
• People will feel less...
Actions are what you do to achive your aims, they might start:
• We will make...
• We will get...
• People will run...
• People will do...
PLANNING
Work out what you want to do and how, using the worksheets attached.
2. PLANNING FOR SUCCESS
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PLA
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FO
R
SUC
CES
S!
Imag
ine
your
pro
ject
ha
s go
ne p
erfe
ctly.
...
Who
has
it h
elpe
d?
Wha
t cha
nges
doe
s th
is p
erso
n
see
beca
use
of y
our p
erfe
ct p
roje
ct?
Wha
t doe
s th
is p
erso
n sa
y ab
out y
our p
erfe
ct p
roje
ct?
How
doe
s th
is p
erso
n fe
el a
bout
you
r per
fect
pr
ojec
t?
WO
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EVA
LUAT
E YO
UR
PR
OJE
CT!
What is the big thing you need tohappen to achieve your aims?
What is the big thing you need to
happen to achieve your aims?
What is the big thing you need to
happen to achieve your aims?
What is the big thing you need tohappen to achieve your aims?
Wha
t is
the
big
thin
g yo
u nee
d to
happ
en to
ach
ieve
your
aims?
What is th
e big
thin
g yo
u ne
ed to
happen to
achi
eve
your
aim
s?
Wha
t we’
re
aim
ing
to a
chie
ve?
DeadlinesResources
Help
In Charge
TasksWho is going to be in
charge of doing this?What permission or help
do you need?
When does this need
to be done by?What little things do
you need to do to make
the big thing happen?
What money, equipment or
space do you need?
Deadlines
Resources
Help
In Charge
Tasks
Who is going to be in
charge of doing this?
What permission or help
do you need?
When does this need
to be done by?
What little things do
you need to do to make
the big thing happen?
What money, equipment or
space do you need?
Deadlines
Resources
Help
In Charge
Tasks
Who is going to be in
charge of doing this?
What permission or help
do you need?
When does this need
to be done by?
What little things do
you need to do to make
the big thing happen?
What money, e
quipment or
space do you need?
Dead
lines
Reso
urce
s
Hel
p
In C
harg
e
Task
s
Who is going to be in
charge of doing this?What permission or help
do you need?
When does this need
to be done by?What litt
le things do
you need to do to make
the big thing happen?
What money, e
quipment or
space do you need?
Deadlines
ResourcesHelp In Charge
Tasks
Who is going to be in
charge of doing this?
What perm
ission or help do you need?
When does this need
to be done by?
What little things do
you need to do to make
the big thing happen?
What m
oney, equipment or
space do you need?
Dead
lines
Reso
urcesHelp
Task
s
Who
is g
oing
to b
e in
ch
arge
of d
oing
this
?
Wha
t per
mis
sion
or h
elp
do
you
nee
d?
Whe
n do
es th
is n
eed
to
be
done
by?
Wha
t litt
le th
ings
do
yo
u ne
ed to
do
to m
ake
the
big
thin
g ha
ppen
?
Wha
t mon
ey, e
quip
men
t or
spac
e do
you
nee
d?
In Charge
Firs
tly, d
ecid
e w
hat y
ou
wan
t to
chan
ge. W
rite
this
in
the
mid
dle
of th
e ta
rget
(W
orks
heet
2a)
.
Nex
t, w
ork
out 6
big
thin
gs
you
need
to h
appe
n to
ac
hiev
e ch
ange
. Writ
e th
ese
arou
nd th
e ed
ge o
f the
ta
rget
(Wor
kshe
et 2
a).
Spl
it yo
ur g
roup
into
6
team
s an
d gi
ve e
ach
team
a
segm
ent (
Wor
kshe
et 2
b).
Eac
h te
am s
houl
d fil
l out
the
rest
of t
heir
segm
ent.
Whe
n ev
eryo
ne h
as
finis
hed,
join
toge
ther
the
targ
et. P
ut it
up
on y
our
scho
ol c
ounc
il no
ticeb
oard
so
the
who
le s
choo
l kno
ws
wha
t you
’re d
oing
.
WO
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HEE
T 2a
EVA
LUAT
E YO
UR
PR
OJE
CT!
What is the big thing you need tohappen to achieve your aims?
What is the big thing you need to
happen to achieve your aims?
What is the big thing you need to
happen to achieve your aims?
What is the big thing you need tohappen to achieve your aims?
Wha
t is
the
big
thin
g yo
u nee
d to
happ
en to
ach
ieve
your
aims?
What is
the b
ig th
ing
you
need
to
happen to
achi
eve
your
aim
s?
Wha
t we’
re
aim
ing
to a
chie
ve?
WO
RKS
HEE
T 2b
EVA
LUAT
E YO
UR
PR
OJE
CT!
DeadlinesResources
Help
In Charge
Tasks
Who
is g
oing
to b
e in
char
ge o
f doi
ng th
is?W
hat p
erm
issio
n or
hel
p
do y
ou n
eed?
Whe
n do
es th
is ne
ed
to b
e do
ne b
y?W
hat l
ittle
thin
gs d
o
you
need
to d
o to
mak
e
the
big
thin
g ha
ppen
?Wha
t mon
ey, e
quip
men
t or
spac
e do
you
nee
d?
DeadlinesResources
Help
In Charge
Tasks
Who
is g
oing
to b
e in
char
ge o
f doi
ng th
is?W
hat p
erm
issio
n or
hel
p
do y
ou n
eed?
Whe
n do
es th
is ne
ed
to b
e do
ne b
y?W
hat l
ittle
thin
gs d
o
you
need
to d
o to
mak
e
the
big
thin
g ha
ppen
?Wha
t mon
ey, e
quip
men
t or
spac
e do
you
nee
d?
WO
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EVA
LUAT
E YO
UR
PR
OJE
CT!
DeadlinesResources
Help
In Charge
Tasks
Who
is g
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to b
e in
char
ge o
f doi
ng th
is?W
hat p
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ittle
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men
t or
spac
e do
you
nee
d?
WO
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EVA
LUAT
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UR
PR
OJE
CT!
DeadlinesResources
Help
In Charge
Tasks
Who
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char
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f doi
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is?W
hat p
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men
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spac
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you
nee
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LUAT
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PR
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DeadlinesResources
Help
In Charge
Tasks
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to b
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char
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f doi
ng th
is?W
hat p
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hel
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is ne
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hat l
ittle
thin
gs d
o
you
need
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mak
e
the
big
thin
g ha
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?Wha
t mon
ey, e
quip
men
t or
spac
e do
you
nee
d?
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HEE
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EVA
LUAT
E YO
UR
PR
OJE
CT!
DeadlinesResources
Help
In Charge
Tasks
Who
is g
oing
to b
e in
char
ge o
f doi
ng th
is?W
hat p
erm
issio
n or
hel
p
do y
ou n
eed?
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n do
es th
is ne
ed
to b
e do
ne b
y?W
hat l
ittle
thin
gs d
o
you
need
to d
o to
mak
e
the
big
thin
g ha
ppen
?Wha
t mon
ey, e
quip
men
t or
spac
e do
you
nee
d?In Charge
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LUAT
E YO
UR
PR
OJE
CT!